Infotainment

Analog Devices has announced the Power by Linear LTC7815, a high frequency (up to 2.25MHz) triple output (buck, buck, boost), synchronous DC/DC controller that maintains all output voltages in regulation during automotive cold crank conditions. A 12V automotive battery can droop to less than 4V during engine restart or cold crank, causing reset of infotainment systems and other electronics that operate from 5V and higher.

Imagination Technologies has announced a new, high performance GPU core that supports the multiple, ultra high resolution displays for cluster, Head-Up Display (HUD) and infotainment that automotive manufactures are fitting to car interiors from 2018 onwards. Thanks to an 80% fillrate density improvement over the previous generation, the Furian Architecture-based four-cluster PowerVR Series8XT GT8540 GPU can simultaneously drive up to six 4K screens with complex UIs at 60fps.

The production availability of a combo solution that delivers robust 2x2 MIMO 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity to vehicles has been announced by Cypress Semiconductor. It enables multiple users to connect and stream unique content to their devices simultaneously.

A new automotive capacitive touchscreen controller family that delivers what the company claims to be the the market’s most advanced feature set for next-generation infotainment systems has been introduced by Cypress Semiconductor. The company designed the TrueTouch CYAT817 touchscreen controller family specifically to meet rigorous automotive quality standards.

According to Samsung and HARMAN, in-car displays and user experience are going to be the cornerstone in transforming the automotive industry. Debuting at CES 2018 in a Maserati show car on HARMAN’s stand, HARMAN’s QLED Auto is a collaboration with Samsung to extend the premium visual experience of Quantum Dot-based displays from the lifestyle and consumer segment to automotive applications, enabling high gamut display performance for the automotive market at a competitive price.

HARMAN International has announced its configurable entertainment and moodscape, the latest experience-centric lifestyle automotive solutions offering personalised entertainment, comfort and convenience for passengers. Developed on the company’s new HARMAN AudioworX platform, these new solutions deliver intelligently tailored in-vehicle experiences, ushering in a new era of personalisation for shared mobility and autonomous vehicles.

An optimised in-vehicle infotainment multimedia system will be showcased at the CES show in Las Vegas by Cinemo, STMicroelectronics and Valens. The system is empowered by Cinemo’s Distributed Playback in-vehicle media distribution system and enabled by Valens’ HDBaseT Automotive technology running on ST’s automotive Accordo5 infotainment processor and Telemaco3P telematics processor.

At CES in Las Vegas, Hisense Group and its subsidiary Hisense TransTech and Corephotonics will be demonstrating TransportEye, an automotive stereo 3D camera system. This is the culmination of an extensive co-development process, with the respective expertise of both companies being pivotal in achieving the highest range and accuracy required for ADAS while fully complying with automobile industry reliability standards.

Microchip has announced five new USB 2.0 smart hub ICs. The USB4xxx series devices provide unrivalled options for car manufacturers to provide a reliable, intelligent connection between the car’s display and one or more smartphones or tablets and meet consumer demand for easy-to-use, intuitive systems.

Renesas Electronics has announced its high-performance R-Car D3 automotive infotainment system SoC, designed to expand the use of 3D graphics instrument clusters (3D clusters) that support 3D graphics displays in entry-class cars. The R-Car D3 achieves both high-performance graphic capabilities and contributes to significant reduction in overall system development cost.

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